for the duration

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throughout adj.
meantime adv.
meanwhile adv.

ADJECTIVE

throughout

Synonyms

WEAK

all over all the time all through around at full length completely during every bit everyplace everywhere far and near far and wide from beginning to end from end to end from one end to the other from start to finish from the start from the word go high and low in all respects in every place in everything inside and out on all accounts over overall right through round the whole time through the whole of to the end up and down

ADVERB

meantime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interim

STRONG

interregnum interruption interval meanwhile recess while

WEAK

at the same time concurrently for now for the moment for then in the interim in the interval in the meanwhile simultaneously

ADVERB

meanwhile

Synonyms

STRONG

meantime till

WEAK

ad interim concurrently during the interval for now for the moment for the time being for then in the interim in the interval in the intervening time in the meantime simultaneously until up to when

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for the duration

The temporary restraining order will be in place for 14 days while Kelly decides whether to extend it for the duration of the litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

International students were previously allowed to remain for the duration of their studies.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Because leased customers are locked into the Apple ecosystem for the duration of their agreement, they could be incentivized to buy AppleCare insurance from the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

He was pictured being completely still for the duration of matches, with one arm raised while smartly dressed in his country's colours.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Meat market closed for the duration of this drought, no rain and still no rain.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

for the duration

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